Gender aspects

Published on: 23/10/2012

Women are more interested in and motivated for improving sanitation and hygiene initially. Men usually make the final decision on large investments. Both have also different areas of interest and expertise with regard to types and designs of toilets.

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• A gender approach that involves husbands and wives (Thematic note 4 in Module 9)
• Gender in water resources management, water supply and sanitation
• Gender and poor inclusive approaches to urban sanitation planning and development
• Gender aspects of sanitation, the missing slipper of Cinderella?